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W. N. WHITELEY.

. GRAIN PAOKER FOR BINDING MACHINES.

No. 258,180. Patented May 16, 1882.

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GRAIN PAGKER FOB. BINDING MACHINES. No. 258,180.

Patented May 16, 1882.

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WILLIAM N. WHITELEY, on SPRINGFIELD, 01110, Assrenon TO WHIIELEY, FASSLER & KELLY, on SAME PLACE.

GRAIN-PACKER FOR BINDING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,180, dated May 16, 1882. Application filed December 15, 18th. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern I Be it known that I, WILLIAM NEEDHAM WHITELEY, of the city of Springfield, in the county of Clarke, in the State of Ohio, United States, manufacturer, have in vented a new and useful Grain-Packer for Binding-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a peculiarly constructed and operated revolving falling-tooth packer arranged in connection with an ordinary double-belt elevator and with binding mechanism invented by myself and others and described in previous applications; and it consists essentially in arranging the packingteeth upon two shafts concentrically hung and guided sothat they swing out and sweep the grain away from the elevating-belt and press it back ready to be taken up by the binderarm, the sweeping motion being secured by'a peculiarly-shaped cam connected to the binderarni shaft of the machine by a connecting-rod, so that it will be adjusted at intervals to prevent the grain comingin contact with thebinder-arin, substantially as hereinafter more fully explained.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a crosssection, showingrelative positions of elevatin gbelt packing-and binding mechanism. Fig. 2 is a back view of the packer, showing sufficient of the mechanism of the main machine to indicate from where the packer derives its motion. Fig. 3 is a detail of the packer in the first position of cam. Fig. 4 is a detail of the packer in the second position of can].

As my invention relates solely to an improved grain-packer, I have not shown, nor is it necessary to explain, any more of the machine than isreqnired to showhow the-packer operates in connection with it.

A B are the rollers over which pass the elevator-belts a b.

Mindicates the position of the master-wheel, and V W the bevel-gears to convey the motion from the master-wheel to the sprocket-wheel X, which is connected to the sprocket-wheel X on the packer-shaft K by the chain Y. The packer-shaft K issupported in suitable fixed bearings, and the arms L are keyed or otherwisefastened to it. The arms L support the rake heads or rods E.

O O are the rake or packing teeth, keyed or otherwise fastened to the rods E. One end of each rod E is provided with a crank, N, having a roller, F, on its pin, as indicated. The link D connects the two cranks N together, and holds the rollers F against the cam U, as indicated. This cam U is eccentrically pivoted upon the shaft K, so as to turn thereupon, and

is provided with a stud or pin, S, which is connected to a crank, O, on the binder-arm shaft P by the connecting-rod R.

i is a grain-receptacle which receives the grain from the elevator-bel ts, and Iis the bottom of said receptacle, from which the binderarm takes the gavel.

- T is a sheet-metal covering overthe grainreceptacle.

which supportthe rake heads or rods E. These rake-heads are pivoted in the arms L, and de rive a rocking motion from the cranks N as they are carried around the cam U. This cam remains stationary as the arms revolve around it, except when turned by the binder-arm shaft P,forthepnrposehereinafterexplained. When this cam U is held in the position indicated in Fig. 3 the rake-teeth 0 describe the circle shown in. dotted lines, passing over the grainreceptacle i. When the position of the cam U is altered into the position represented in Fig. 4 the effect of its shape on the rake-heads E is to draw the teeth 0 lengthwise away from the grain-receptacle, as indicated by dotted lines. The object of this alternative motion will readily be seen. As the packer-teeth revolve in. the manner described they sweep the grain away from the rollerB as it is'discharged oil the elevating-belts a b, and when the cam U is in the position shown in Fig. 3 the arms 0 carry the grain off the receptacle i and discharge it on the bottom of said receptacle, Where the binder-arm takes it and forms it into a sheaf. Were the arms or teeth 0 permay operate to withdraw the packer-teeth endi, as shown in Fig. 4:,instead of after they have mitted to travel over the receptacle 1' at the time that the binder-arm is up, aninterference would occur on account of grain being pressed against back of binder-arm, preventing its returning to its place of rest preparatory to receiving the next gavel. Consequently I connect the cam U, as before described, and the binding-arm shaft, by which connection the cam U is swung around at the proper moment before the rake-teeth pass over the receptacle so traveled, as represented in Fig. 3.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination ofa double-belt elevator, a revolving falling-tooth packer, and a Controllingcam, and means connecting said cam with thebinderarm shaft,whereby the position of the cam may be changed so thatit may operate in one position to swing the revolving packer-teeth out to sweep the grain from the elevator-belt to the binder-arm, and in the other position it wise before they pass over the grain-receptacle.

2. The combination of the rotary rake-heads, linked together, as described and the movable cam with the connecting-rod 1t ,for connecting the cam with the binder-arm shaft located at one end of the receptacle, whereby said cam and the operative parts connected with it are removed from the vicinity of the grain in the receptacle.

3. The double-belt elevator, in combination with the continuously-rotating rakes which sweep the grain from the elevating-belts and deposit it in proper position in the receptacle, a controlling-cam and connecting-rod coupled with a crank on the binder-arm shaft.

4. A continuous rotating rake-packer and means for controlling its path of rotation directly by and in unison with the binder-arm, whereby its movements are so arranged as to always sweep the grain off the elevating mechanism, but to vary the time of grain-deposit in the grain-receptacle, so as to admit of the free working of the binder-arm on its return downward.

WILLIAM NEEDHAM WHI'lELEYa Witnesses:

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